Strategy 2025-30 - Seeking the Kingdom
- Vision is our dream, where we see ourselves in the future.
- Strategy is the plan that fulfils the vision.
- Goals are waypoints or markers which show our direction.
For the five years from 2025-2030, Lichfield Diocese, its parishes, chaplaincies, schools and cathedral are focusing their ministry, activity and service around our strategic plan. The latest version is always on the 'Our Strategy' web pages but this version ,shown left, on this page was presented to Diocesan Synod in 2025.
This plan has been worked out from our vision. Lichfield Diocese’s vision is encapsulated in a prayer:
Vision prayer
"As we follow Christ in the footsteps of St Chad, we pray that the two million people in our diocese encounter a church that is confident in the gospel, knows and loves its communities, and is excited to find God already at work in the world. We pray for a church that reflects the richness and variety of those communities. We pray for a church that partners with others in seeking the common good, working for justice as a people of hope."
Bishop Michael’s ten Bible studies, one for each goal, can be read in ‘Seeking the Kingdom - on Foot‘ Bible studies: download as pdf or email Richard Barrett with requests for paper copies (while available)
